KYIV, Oct 30 – President Petro Poroshenko signed into laws bills on ratification of Ukraine's intergovernmental agreements with Croatia, Latvia and Turkey on cooperation in investment protection, international transportation and right to work for family members of employees of diplomatic missions.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – Ukraine has issued UAH 721.236 million (about $28.25 million) in fines for Russian airlines flights to the annexed Crimea in violation of Ukrainian and international laws, Ukraine's State Aviation Service told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 28 - UkrTransGaz, the state gas shipper, and France's Engie on Friday signed an agreement on gas transmission and storage, making it the first European energy player to enter Ukraine's wholesale gas market.

KIEV, Oct. 29 - Tokmak Solar Energy LLC launched the first phase of a solar power plant in Tokmak district of Zaporizhia region with a capacity of 1.5 MW, the press service of Zaporizhia Regional Administration has reported.

KIEV, Oct. 29 – Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov said Ukraine's joining the European Energy Community is an obstacle to the creation of an international gas consortium for the management of Ukraine's gas transport system with involvement of Gazprom.

KIEV, Oct. 30 - Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Novinskiy's Smart-holding has closed the acquisition of 96.06% of the shares in Kiev-based Forum Bank from Commerzbank AG, the holding said in a press release.